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Elissa Slotkin: “I think the single biggest threat to the United States of…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 04:20

I don't think it's China. I don't think it's Iran. I don't think it's Russia. I think the single biggest threat to the United States of America in 2026 is a rapidly shrinking middle class. I think that is everything. That idea, that American dream that we all raised our kids on, that if you work hard, play by the rules, you will do well and your kids will do better. (04:20–04:29)

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Asserts that the shrinking middle class is the biggest threat to the U.S. in 2026.

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